oedipus gave the correct answer, and for this, was hailed as a hero and elected king of thebes. he married the former king's widow, had children and, for some time, reigned in peace. then a plague struck the city. seeking divine help, oedipus sent to delphi for an instruction. the instruction was, find the murderer of former king laius, for the plague will continue until the murderer is found. the audience already knew that oedipus, the investigator, was himself the murderer he sought. now, since we know the story, our interest is in how the playwright treats it dramatically. the modern production of oedipus tyrannus we are about to see is designed for a television studio rather than an open-air theater. so there are some some necessary modifications such as fewer chorus members and a different look in the masks and costumes. [music] oedipus, i think that i have a right to know what is disturbing you. and know you shall. so deep for my fears for the future. who is more to me than you? whom else should i tell as i pass through these trials? my father was polybus, king of corinth,

by 1550 bc, power had shifted to a n kingdom 500 miles south in the ancient city of thebes, now called luxor. to the west, in the hills beyond the nile's west bank, the royal tombs of the valley of the kings were cut into limestone cliffs. their interiors are richly decorated with hieroglyphs and paintings-- signs and symbols that detail the necessary steps to attain immortality. egypt's power and the grandeur that came with it were well-established by 2500 bc when the great pyramids at giza were built. the sphinx was a philosophy of government set in stone. it depicted the king as fearless, cunning and brave as the lion. and as crucial to egypt as the nile itself. the king was not just a political leader but a religious leader too. in the minds of the ancient egyptians, the pharaoh's power and authority as a king stretched far beyond the boundaries of his country-- and into the cosmos itself. after death, he would escape the earthly bounds of his tomb, board a solar boat and sail into immortality. this vision became material in objects and images found in the tombs and temples as a wa

this is the man, who in opposition said, there will be a day of reckoning for thebe bankers. and now he sent his chancellor to go against the bonus tax in brussels. what did he say? s there should be more regulation of the banks.er >> no. >> oh. well, let's see. what did he say?s david cameron, conservatived economic strategy, march 2008. i have it here. as the free market ear, as a free market by conviction. will nothe surprise me to hear u say, the problems of the last decade have been too much regulation.ho >> mr. speaker, look, let met, say, let me say, i think, i think john the banker will take heart by the prime minister is straining every muscle to help him. now let me ask him, let me ask him billion the case of the hundreds of thousands ofo disabled people who have thedi earning average of 700-pounds ad year in the bedroom tax.be is he going to fight for him like is fighting for john the banker? let us just remembered whatust happened in 2008 when he was in government. the biggest banking bust in our history. the biggest deficit in our history. all the mess that we ar

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